The nurse is administering a sustained-release capsule to a new patient. The patient
insists that he cannot swallow pills. What is the nurse's next best course of action?
A. Ask the prescriber to change the order.
B. Crush the pill with a mortar and pestle
C. Hide the capsule in a piece of solid food
D. Open the capsule and sprinkle it over pudding
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, A. Ask the prescriber to change the order
Which medication forms can be administered by the topical route? Select all that
apply.
A. Paste
B. Troche
C. Powder
D. Liniment
E. Suppository
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A, D
The primary health care provider advises a patient to dissolve the prescribed drug in
his mouth for a long time without swallowing. Which form of medication is prescribed
for this patient?
A. Elixir
B. Capsule
C. Lozenge
D. Enteric-coated tablet
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C. Lozenge
The nurse takes a medication to a patient, and the patient refuses to take it and tells
the nurse to take it away. What is the nurse's next action?
A. Ask the patient's reason for refusal
, B. Explain that she must take the medication
C. Take the medication away and chart the patient's refusal
D. Tell the patient that her physician knows what is best for her
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A. Ask the patient's reason for refusal
While administering eardrops in a patient, the nurse straightens the ear canal by
pulling the auricle down and back. What is the age group of the patient?
A. Adult
B. Toddler
C. Adolescent
D. Preschooler
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B. Toddler
A nursing student takes a patient's antibiotic to his room. The patient asks the nursing
student what it is and why he should take it. How should the nursing student respond
to the patient?
A. Explain that only the patient's physician can give this information
B. Provide the name of the medication and a description of its desired effect
C. State that information about medications is confidential and cannot be shared
D. Tell the patient he has to speak with his assigned nurse about this
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insists that he cannot swallow pills. What is the nurse's next best course of action?
A. Ask the prescriber to change the order.
B. Crush the pill with a mortar and pestle
C. Hide the capsule in a piece of solid food
D. Open the capsule and sprinkle it over pudding
Give this one a try later!
, A. Ask the prescriber to change the order
Which medication forms can be administered by the topical route? Select all that
apply.
A. Paste
B. Troche
C. Powder
D. Liniment
E. Suppository
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A, D
The primary health care provider advises a patient to dissolve the prescribed drug in
his mouth for a long time without swallowing. Which form of medication is prescribed
for this patient?
A. Elixir
B. Capsule
C. Lozenge
D. Enteric-coated tablet
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C. Lozenge
The nurse takes a medication to a patient, and the patient refuses to take it and tells
the nurse to take it away. What is the nurse's next action?
A. Ask the patient's reason for refusal
, B. Explain that she must take the medication
C. Take the medication away and chart the patient's refusal
D. Tell the patient that her physician knows what is best for her
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A. Ask the patient's reason for refusal
While administering eardrops in a patient, the nurse straightens the ear canal by
pulling the auricle down and back. What is the age group of the patient?
A. Adult
B. Toddler
C. Adolescent
D. Preschooler
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B. Toddler
A nursing student takes a patient's antibiotic to his room. The patient asks the nursing
student what it is and why he should take it. How should the nursing student respond
to the patient?
A. Explain that only the patient's physician can give this information
B. Provide the name of the medication and a description of its desired effect
C. State that information about medications is confidential and cannot be shared
D. Tell the patient he has to speak with his assigned nurse about this
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